By Fr. Andrew Jarmus “Prayer is the test of everything; prayer is also the source of everything; prayer is the...
Continuued from (Part XI) The Divine Liturgy. The Divine Liturgy has its origins in the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist,...
Continued from (Part X) Compline. Compline, most often served in monasteries, is the Service of Prayer before retiring to bed...
Ήρθε η σειρά μου να ασπαστώ τώρα την Παναγία! Να δω την Ζώνη την Αγνή! Τη Ζώνη την Αγία! Να...
VatopaidiFriend: Αναδημοσιεύουμε το δεύτερο μέρος ενός πανέμορφου ποιήματος του ποιητή Δημήτρη Πολυχρόνη για την Ιερά Μεγίστη Μονή Βατοπαιδίου, το οποίο είχε...
Continued from (Part IX) 3. Orthodox Worship. The Five Cycles. The Great Cycle of Life. The life of an Orthodox...
Continued from (Part VIII) Candles and Their Symbolism. Lit candles and Icon lamps (lampadas) have a special symbolic meaning in...
Continued from (Part VII) The Iconostasis. The most prominent feature of an Orthodox church is the Iconostasis, consisting of one...
What does it mean to be a Christian? What are we called to do? Very broadly speaking, we are called...
Continued from (Part VI) 2. The Church Building and its Servers. External Arrangement. Orthodox churches generally take one of several...
Continued from (Part V) Other Orthodox Communities in America. Albanian. Albanian Orthodox immigrants had been arriving in America for some...
Ch. 3 from The Truth of Our Faith:: A Discourse from Holy Scripture on the Teachings of True Christianity, By...
Continued from (Part IV) Orthodoxy in America. In the 18th Century, the great Orthodox Christian missionary work which began with...
Continued from (Part III) World Orthodoxy Today. Constantinople. The Patriarchate of Constantinople again, at least nominally, became independent after World...
Continued from (Part II) Notable Fathers of the Early Period. St. Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage († 258). St. Cyprian, commemorated...
The anonymous writer at the marvelous French-language blog Moinillon au quotidien offers the following points of reflection on children and...
Continued from (Part I) Other Apostles. St. Barnabas. St. Barnabas, a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of...
The Holy Orthodox Church: Her Life and Teaching Compiled and edited by a monk of the St. Tikhon’s Monastery Preface....
Continued from (2) Virtual family I will tell you again about one of my personal experiences. At some point of...
About Christian deed Question: the Lord’s ways are truly miraculous. It is miraculous how Father Gabriel got a computer, without...